CMP 130 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
Why was Mosaic important? - Answer-Mosaic was the first graphics-capable browser. It ushered in the world of user-friendly browsers such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Firefox.
Discuss the browser wars - Answer-Netscape Navigator and Interne...
CMP 130 Exam Questions with All
Correct Answers
Why was Mosaic important? - Answer-Mosaic was the first graphics-capable browser. It
ushered in the world of user-friendly browsers such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, and
Firefox.
Discuss the browser wars - Answer-Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer were the
big competing user-friendly browsers. Microsoft's IE was bundled with the Window's
operating, giving IE the edge, which led to a monopoly lawsuit. However, the damage
was done and IE was the winner.
describe how the Web changed after 2002 - Answer-The advent of social networking
sites allowed users to provide content to Internet sites. Blogging, both personal and
professional also changed the character of Internet content. This change is sometimes
referred to as Web 2
of prediction listed in this chapter page 25 and 26 which do you consider the biggest
error in judgement explain intro to computing - Answer-"I think there is a world market
for maybe five computers."
Name the four areas in which the practitioner must be skilled - Answer-Algorithmic
thinking, representation (of data storage), programming, and design
Distinguish between computing as a tool and computing as a discipline. - Answer-
Computing as a tool refers to the use of computing to solve problems in a person's
professional or personal life. Computing as a discipline refers to the study of the body of
knowledge that makes up computer science and/or computer engineering
What do we mean by the statement that the 1980s an 1990s must be characterized by
the changing profile of the user? - Answer-The original user was the programmer who
had a problem to solve. By the 1970s, application programs were being written such
that non-programmers could use them to solve problems. With the advent of the
personal computer, many people began using the computer for personal
correspondence, personal accounts, and games.
Who would be mentioned in the book code Breakers? - Answer-Turning
Who developed the concept of punched holes used in weaving cloth? - Answer-
Jacquard
, Who is associated with IBM? - Answer-Hollerith
circuit boards - Answer-third generation
transistor - Answer-second generation
magnetic core memory - Answer-second generation
card input/ output - Answer-first
parallel computing - Answer-fourth
magnetic drum - Answer-first
magnetic tape drives - Answer-first
integrated circuits - Answer-third
personal computer - Answer-fourth
vacuum tube - Answer-first
large scale integration - Answer-fourth
Magnetic Disc - Answer-second
networking - Answer-fourth
assemblers - Answer-first
FORTRAN - Answer-second
operating systems - Answer-third
structured programming - Answer-fourth
Time sharing - Answer-third
HTML (for Web) - Answer-fifth
loaders - Answer-second
spreadsheets - Answer-fourth
word processors - Answer-fourth
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